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Virginia Trioli leaves ABC after 27 years for creative pursuits

From ABC Australia · () English

Translated from English, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Virginia Trioli is leaving the ABC after 27 years to pursue creative projects, including books and a TV script.
  • Trioli, a respected Australian broadcaster, held numerous roles at the ABC, including founding anchor of News Breakfast and host of Creative Types.
  • ABC managing director Hugh Marks acknowledged her significant contributions and expressed hope for future collaboration.

Virginia Trioli, a prominent and respected voice in Australian broadcasting, announced her departure from the ABC after a 27-year career with the organization. She plans to focus on new creative endeavors, including writing two books and a television script.

After spending all this time with a whole lot of creative types, I realised that I kind of am one, too. And that's really what I want to go and focus on now.

โ€” Virginia TrioliExplaining her decision to leave the ABC.

Trioli joined the ABC in 1999, building a distinguished career that included roles such as the founding anchor of the TV program News Breakfast, host of Mornings on ABC Radio Melbourne, and presenter of the recent series Creative Types with Virginia Trioli. She also hosted major programs like Lateline, Q&A, and 7.30.

"After spending all this time with a whole lot of creative types, I realised that I kind of am one, too. And that's really what I want to go and focus on now," Trioli stated. She expressed gratitude for her career, calling it the "luckiest and best career you can possibly have in mainstream media," but admitted she is now "itching" to work on her own creative projects.

I've just been so fortunate and had the luckiest and best career you can possibly have in mainstream media โ€ฆ but right now I am just itching, there is this voice that's getting increasingly loud in my head, to go and work on my own creative projects.

โ€” Virginia TrioliDescribing her motivation for pursuing personal creative work.

ABC managing director Hugh Marks praised Trioli's contributions, noting she was "at the heart of some of the ABC's most important programs and conversations." He added that he hopes to see her realize her ambitions for new work, potentially with the ABC, and will "watch her every success with enthusiasm."

Her achievements are many. I also know Virginia has ambitions to explore new work opportunities and I hope we can work together to realise them in the coming years.

โ€” Hugh MarksCommenting on Trioli's departure and future prospects.

Trioli recalled moments of significant journalistic work, including a memorable interview with then-defence minister Peter Reith in 2001 regarding the "children overboard" affair. She also described the surreal experience of hosting both 7.30 and Q&A on the same day in 2018, a testament to her versatility and the trust audiences placed in her.

Honestly, I kind of just pinched myself at my luck at being asked to sit in all these remarkable chairs and have the trust of these incredible audiences.

โ€” Virginia TrioliReflecting on her diverse roles at the ABC.
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Originally published by ABC Australia in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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